[renaissance man]

OK, here is what I did...I took the line off right at the pressure guage going into the carb. Disconnected the coil and turned the key a few times. The fuel line squirted gas about a foot! So, I guess the pump is OK??? Next I just started the car and the pressure came up to 7.5 lbs. Finally settled at 2 lbs at idle. The fuel filter never stayed full though??? In fact it nearly emptied but, I ran it for an hour varying the throttle but the damn thing just kept runnin!!?? Now I'm not sure if it's OK to drive or just a fluke?